Strategy Is Discord killing your forum growth—or helping it?

[Al]

A lot of us run both. A forum for permanence, a Discord for quick chat. In theory, that’s a solid combo. But the reality? I’ve watched plenty of forums turn into ghost towns while the Discord buzzes with the exact conversations that should have been threads. Other times, Discord has brought people in and kept the community active. It’s messy. So I’m wondering: has Discord been a benefit or a parasite for your forum? Are you finding a balance, or does one always end up cannibalising the other?

I have typically considered Discord to be the killer of a forum, but how do you turn Discord into an advantage for your community?

 

[Ravenfreak]

You could limit the number of channels you have in a Discord server, and have it strictly for staff or a few exclusive members. That way, all those conversations that would happen in a server can happen on your forum instead. For example, if you've got a Roleplaying forum you can have your off topic chats on Discord but have the forum strictly for in character conversations.